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06/27/06

AM CUTINS

has prompted law enforcement to
barricade some of the streets
surrounding the Roanoke River.

With another one to three inches
of rain expected today, officials are
not taking any chances.
COLD TOSS TO BOB COLD TOS TO BOB

Last night, Emergency Services
personel moved swiftly to help evacuate
Camp Easter Seals.

Bob Grebe has more on that story.
LIVE=Bob Full at BAM LIVE FULL
*CG standup Bob Grebe
bgrebe@wdbj7.com Kimberly, the directors of the
camp in Craig County did not take any
chances last night.
ENG#=1 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Craig Co.
Last Night After deputies measured the
rising levels of the Craig Creek, a
decision was made to evacuate the camp.

53 special needs campers, in all
plus staff, totaled over 90 people
needing to be moved from the site.

21 of those campers are in
wheelchairs and required special
transportation considerations.

They were moved to Craig County
High School were they remain this
morning.

The process took three hours to
complete and was something that needed
to be done proactively.

Camp directors are hoping to go
back to the camp later today.
(END VO) (END VO)

say the flooding continues this morning
in the Collierstown and Goshen areas.

Nearly 50-people had to be
evacuated yesterday.
ENG#=3 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Goshen

In Goshen- high waters forced
creeks, streams and rivers over their
banks.

Roads were closed as the water
blocked major arteries throughout the
community.

For one Inn owner- rushing water
forced his deck from its foundation.
ENG#=4 SOT FULL
SOT FULL

INQ=We came out to...

*CG 2line Dick Matthews
The Hummingbird Inn @17:02.00

DICK MATTHEWS, THE HUMMINGBIRD INN: WE
CAME OUT TO THE CREEK AND THE DECK WAS
VIRTUALLY A WASH. SO WE GOT THE LAWN
FURNITURE OFF OF IT AND ABOUT A HALF
HOUR TO AN HOUR LATER- THE DECK WENT,
WE HEARD IT GO.
RUNS=14 (END SOT)

OQ=... we heard it go.

VO-NAT VO-NAT

Emergency Management Coordinator
Robert Foresman says they're watching
the streams and creeks to see how
they'll be affected by additional
precipitation.

There were no reported injuries
there because of yesterday flooding.
(END VO) (END VO)

been the dominant team since the NCAA
baseball playoffs began and last night,
the Heels tried to claim the college
world series against Oregon State.
ENG#=1 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Omaha, NE

ESPN The game was tied at 2-all in the
bottom of the 8th, and it looked like
it would stay that way.

But this throwing error on a routine
grounder to second by UNC's Bryan Steed
allowed the eventual game- winning run
to score with two outs.

Steed's throw could have been
better, and he got no help from Heels'
catcher- turned- first baseman Tim
Federowicz.
*CG final Oregon State
3 Oregon State wins the college
North Carolina world series 3-to-2 over UNC.
2 Now let's check the scoreboards.

W-W-E Hall of Famer and Roanoke
native Tony Atlas got up early and
joins us now with more on tonight's
show.

Good morning, Tony...

LIVE=Kim Full at BAM LIVE FULL

Folks will get to see two shows...the
Smackdown and the E-C-W... for those
not familiar with the format of these
shows...what happens?

*CG 2line Tony Atlas
Professional Wrestler

And, we have some video of the
Smackdown-- just to get folks prepared
for what they'll see.

Who are some of the big names that'll
be there tonight?
ENG#1 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG file File Tape

VIDEO RUN=1:45

(END VO) (END VO)

Thanks, we'll hear more from Tony a

little later in the newscast...

LIVE=Kim Full at BAM LIVE FULL

Again the W-W-E will be live at the
Roanoke Civic Center tonight at 7:30.
Kim reads Business News And the civic center does plan to run a
shuttle service tonight, due to the
expected crowd.
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GRAPHIC=Business News

In business news, stocks closed higher
yesterday.

And investors are waiting to hear about
the future of interest rates. Alexis
Christoforous reports.

ENG#=2 SOT FULL

SOT FULL

INQ=Good news

*CG standup Alexis Christoforous
Reporting

RUNS=1:27 (END SOT)

OQ=I'm AC. <
(END SOT) FLURRYOF MERGER ACTIVITY HELPED

INVESTORS OVERLOOK THEIR CONCERNS ABOUT
THE FED'S MEETING LATER THIS WEEK.

THE DOW

THE NASDAQ

FOR MANY WALL STREETERS IT'S NOT A
QUESTION OF WILL THEY OR WON'T THEY -
BUT WHEN WILL THEY STOP.. THE FEDERAL
RESERVE IS WIDELY EXPECTED TO RAISE
INTEREST RATES FOR THE SEVENTEENTH
STRAIGHT TIME THURSDAY.. THE
ANTICIPATION COMES FROM THE STATEMENT,
WHAT THE FED WILL SAY ABOUT HOW THE
ECONOMY IS DOING, WHERE INFLATION IS
HEADING, AND WHAT THE FED WILL DO NEXT.

LOOK FOR A REPORT ON HOME RESALES LATER
TODAY...

ON MONDAY, WE LEARNED THAT NEW HOMES
SALES JUMPED A SURPRISING 4-POINT-SIX

PERCENT IN MAY... SURGING TO THE
HIGHEST LEVEL SINCE DECEMBER.

WANT TO KNOW WHY WARREN BUFFET IS
GIVING THE BILL AND MELINDA GATES
FOUNDATION THE BULK OF HIS 44 BILLION
DOLLAR FORTUNE... ASK HIM YOURSELF... A
WINNING BID ON EBAY WILL BUY YOU LUNCH
WITH THE ORACLE OF OMAHA...

BIDDING ON THE ANNUAL CHARITY AUCTION
HAS ALREADY TOPPED HALF A MILLION
DOLLARS... AND THERE'S TWO DAYS LEFT TO
BID...

Most of those rescued were able to
walk out of the rubble themselves after
the third story of the building
collapsed last night.

Three others who are trapped are in
contact with rescuers, while another
person is still unaccounted for.

ENG#=3 (SOT FULL)
SOT FULL

INQ=Oh man this is crazy

*CG 2line Mike Posey

Witness

*CG 2line Matt Bonnewitz
Elk's Lodge Member Mike Posey/Witness:Oh man, this is
@6 crazy. I aint never seen anything like
this in my whole life. This is wild.
This is nuts

BUTT BUTT BUTT

Matt Bonnewitz/Elk's Lodge Member: We
heard about it and we got up here as
fast as we could and went and loaded
some lumber and brought some lumber up
here and trying to help out anyway we
can.
RUNS=14 (END SOT)

OQ=anyway we can.

VO-NAT VO-NAT

Community leaders estimate about 50
people were in the building at the time
of the accident.

They were there for the Elks meeting
on the second floor.
(END VO) (END VO)

KIMBERLY ON CAM KIMBERLY ON CAM
GRAPHIC=none More people are filing assault

complaints against the owner of a
Christiansburg Nail Salon.
ENG#=4 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Christiansburg
:00 On Friday we told you about a
police investigation into a series of
sexual assault complaints against Minh
Tran, also known as Kenny.

According to a search warrant, a
12 year old girl and at least three
other women say Tran inappropriately
touched them at the Sky Nails Salon.

Tina Hypes is one of the woman
who complained to police.

She says it happened to her back
in March of 2004.
ENG#=1 SOT FULL
SOT FULL

INQ=He took and

*CG 2line Tina Hypes
:00 TINA HYPES: 6:18:00 HE TOOK AND PUT HIS
HAND UP MY SHIRT AND STARTED FEELING
MY BREAST. :26 AND :27 I KEPT PULLING
BACK AWAY FROM HIM AND HE KEPT PULLING
ME TOWARD HIM :33
RUNS=:15 (END SOT)

OQ=me toward him.

VO-NAT VO-NAT

Police re-opened her case
yesterday morning.

They say several more people have
come forward alleging abuse, since our
story aired on Friday.
(END VO) (END VO)

KIMBERLY ON CAM KIMBERLY ON CAM
GRAPHIC=None Tran has not been charged, but he

is under investigation and has pleaded
guilty to a similar offense in the
past.

You'd be asking yourself the same
thing if you saved four people from
attempting suicide.

Justin McLeod has more on the latest
rescue.
ENG#=1 SOT FULL

SOT FULL

INQ=

*CG locator Roanoke
:00

*CG 2line Andy Crotts
Roanoke City Police Officer
:13

*CG 2line Gwen Feazelle

Roanoke City Police Officer
:31

*CG standup Justin McLeod
jmcleod@wdbj7.com
1:35
RUNS=1:45 (END SOT)

OQ=jm, news 7 <

AT 2:22:04 WE PULLED UP HERE AT THE
CENTER OF THE BRIDGE"))

Officer Crotts is talking about
Memorial Bridge here in Roanoke.

It was early Sunday morning when he
arrived to find a man threatening to
jump.
SOT FULL 2:23:27 SOT FULL

INQ= He had taken ANDY CROTTS/ROANOKE POLICE OFFICER: HE

HAD TAKEN A SIP OF BEER AND SET IT
DOWN. HE JUST STEPPED UP AND HE WAS UP
AND OVER.
RUN=06 (END SOT)

OQ=up and over That's when Crotts sprung into

action.

His partner watched in amazement.
SOT FULL 2:36:49 SOT FULL

INQ=He was over GWEN FEAZELLE/ROANOKE POLICE OFFICER:

HE WAS OVER THE BRIDGE. HE CAUGHT HIM
BY ONE ANKLE.
RUN= 05 (END SOT)

OQ=by one ankle She and Crotts then pulled the man to

safety.

SOT FULL 2:38:23 SOT FULL

INQ=He was grateful GWEN FEAZELLE: HE WAS GRATEFUL FOR IT.

HE WAS ANGRY AT FIRST CAUSE HE WANTED
TO JUMP BUT AFTER HE GOT THINKING ABOUT
IT HE WAS GRATEFUL.
RUN= 10 (END SOT)

OQ=HE WAS GRATEFUL But the rescue wasn't easy.

SOT FULL 2:32:58 SOT FULL

INQ=Realistically if you ANDY CROTTS: REALISTICALLY IF YOU PUT

ON A WEIGHT BENCH AND TRY TO LIFT HIM
WE COULDN'T DO IT BUT YOU'RE ADRENALINE
IS GOING AND IT WAS JUST AMAZING AND
GET HIM WHEN WE DID.
RUN=11 (END SOT)

OQ=when we did Even more amazing is the fact officer

Crotts has done this before, the latest
was his fourth.

The previous one was caught on
videotape, You can see Crotts grabbing
the man just as we was about to jump.

We asked Crotts why this keeps
happening to him. He doesn't know.
SOT FULL 2:29:17 SOT FULL

INQ=I even called ANDY CROTTS: I EVEN CALLED MY PRIEST,

MY FATHER JOE, HE SAID YOU'VE BEEN
TOUCHED BY GOD. HE SAID EMBRACE THIS.

RUN= 11 (END SOT)

OQ=embrace this He has but it's a struggle.

SOT FULL 2:33:33 SOT FULL

INQ=i AM A LITTLE ANDY CROTTS: I AM A LITTLE WARY WHEN

I'M DRIVING CROSSING A BRIDGE AND
SOMEBODY IS STANDING THERE IN MY HEAD I
SAY KEEP ON WALKING (LAUGHS)
RUN= 08 (END SOT)

OQ=on walking (laughs)

SOT FULL SOT FULL

INQ= JUSTIN mcLEOD/REPORTING: OFFICER

CROTTS HAS HAD NO SPECIAL TRAINING IN
PREVENTING SUICIDES. HE SAYS ONE THING
HE HAS LEARNED IS TO NEVER HESTITATE
FOR A SECOND BECAUSE IT COULD MEAN THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH.
JUSTIN McLEOD, NEWS 7
RUNS= (END SOT)>>

kept an eye on water lines as they
crept up towards their homes.
ENG#=3 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Christiansburg
:00 A small creek running through the
back yards of dozens of houses along
College Street overflowed yesterday
afternoon.

Residents who live there say
flooding has been a problem in their
area for years, and they're worried
more rain will flood their homes.
ENG#=4 SOT FULL
SOT FULL

INQ=SHORT QUICK BURSTS

*CG 2line Jeremy Whitehurst
Christiansburg Resident JEREMY WHITEHURST, CHRISTIANSBURG
:00 00:05:39 SHORT QUICK BURSTS OF RAIN
FROM ALL OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS COMING
TOGETHER IN THIS AREA. I'D SAY YOU
WILL SEE THIS STREET UNDER WATER AGAIN.
YOU WILL SEE WATER UP ALL THE WAY INTO

EIGHT NEIGHBORS HOMES AND YOU WILL SEE
THE WATER A MINIMUM OF 35 FEET WIDE.
05:54
RUNS=:15 (END SOT)

OQ=35 FEET WIDE

VO-NAT VO-NAT

Yesteday, heavy downpours slowed
drivers in Montgomery County and took
part of 460 business down to one lane
in Christiansburg.

Police helping direct traffic say
one person had to be rescued from a
vehicle.
(END VO) (END VO)

Tony Atlas was inducted into the
W-W-E Hall of Fame earlier this year,
and he joins us now to offer a preview
of tonight's event at the Roanoke Civic
Center.

Good Morning, Tony.

Let's start by talking about your
background...when you first start your
professional wrestling career

LIVE=Kim Full on Performance Set LIVE FULL

*CG 2line Tony Atlas
Professional Wrestler We have some video of Tony in action--
You're now running your own business in
Maine and training others...How is that
different from just focusing on your
own wrestling career?

Let's talk about tonight's event-- what
fan folks expect to see-- I know it's
actually two wrestling events under one
roof...

ENG#1 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG file File Tape

VIDEO RUN=2:00

(END VO) (END VO)

LIVE=Kim Full on Performance Set LIVE FULL

Again the W-W-E will be live at the
Kim reads business news Roanoke Civic Center tonight at 7:30.
And the civic center does plan to run a
shuttle service tonight, due to the
expected crowd
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GRAPHIC=Business News

In business news, Warren Buffet has
made the biggest donation in U-S
history.

And two mega mergers are underway.

Stan Case reports.
ENG#=2 SOT FULL

SOT FULL

INQ=nat sound

*CG standup Stan Case
Reporting
:04

*CG file Pfizer
:50
RUNS=1:20 (END SOT)

OQ=I'm Stan Case.

(END SOT) <

STOCKS FINISHED UP MONDAY.

THE DOW CLOSED UP HALF A PERCENT AT
11-THOUSAND AND 45.

THE NASDAQ ENDED UP A LITTLE MORE THAN
HALF A PERCENT AT TWO-THOUSAND 133.

The latest happened early Sunday
morning on Memorial Bridge in Roanoke.

The man jumped just as Officer Crotts
pulled up.
ENG#=2 SOT FULL
SOT FULL 2:22:20

INQ=As his last leg

*CG 2line Andy Crotts
Roanoke City Police Officer ANDY CROTTS/ROANOKE POLICE OFFICER: AS
HIS LAST LEG WENT OVER I HAD MADE IT UP
TO HIM BY THAT POINT I GRABBED HIS LEG,
I GRABBED IT AND HELD ON AS TIGHT AS I

COULD, RIGHT AROUND HIS LEG, AND I JUST
HUNKERED DOWN.
RUNS=09 (END SOT)

OQ=just hunkered down

VO-NAT VO-NAT

Crotts say the man was upset at
first but later thanked him for saving
his life.

The officer told us he can't explain
why he always seems to be at the right
place at the right time.
(END VO) (END VO)

KIMBERLY ON CAM KIMBERLY ON CAM
SS=None His priest told him he always has

say the flooding continues this morning
in the Collierstown and Goshen areas.

Nearly 50-people had to be
evacuated yesterday.
ENG#=3 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Goshen

In Goshen- high waters forced
creeks, streams and rivers over their
banks.

Roads were closed as the water
blocked major arteries throughout the
community.

For one Inn owner- rushing water
forced his deck from its foundation.
ENG#=4 SOT FULL
SOT FULL

INQ=We came out to...

*CG 2line Dick Matthews
The Hummingbird Inn @17:02.00

DICK MATTHEWS, THE HUMMINGBIRD INN: WE
CAME OUT TO THE CREEK AND THE DECK WAS
VIRTUALLY A WASH. SO WE GOT THE LAWN
FURNITURE OFF OF IT AND ABOUT A HALF
HOUR TO AN HOUR LATER- THE DECK WENT,
WE HEARD IT GO.
RUNS=14 (END SOT)

OQ=... we heard it go.

VO-NAT VO-NAT

Emergency Management Coordinator
Robert Foresman says they're watching
the streams and creeks to see how
they'll be affected by additional
precipitation.

There were no reported injuries
there because of yesterday flooding.
(END VO) (END VO)

Despite periods of heavy rain
yesterday, the demolition began shortly
before eight o'clock yesterday morning,
at the northeast corner of the stadium.

The heavy equipment made quick
work of the brick facade and the
cinderblock beneath, but the structural
supports of reinforced concrete put up
more of a fight.
ENG#=2 SOT FULL
SOT FULL 40:01

INQ=It certainly puts down

*CG 2line Duane Howard

DUANE HOWARD: IT CERTAINLY PUTS DOWN
ALL OF THOSE DETRACTORS WHO SAID
VICTORY STADIUM WAS CRUMBLING AND
FALLING DOWN. THIS STADIUM WOULD HAVE
OUTLASTED US, PROBABLY ANOTHER 100
YEARS WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE FORCE THAT
IT'S TAKING.
RUNS=13 (END SOT)

demolition, people came out to watch
the wrecking ball yesterday.
ENG#=3 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Roanoke

Mary Ellen Smith brought her two
boys.. she used to be a cheerleader at
Victory Stadium.. but says it's time
for something new for the children.

Jack Cash is a builder from
Goodview who was suprised at the pace
of demolition.
ENG#=4 SOT FULL

SOT FULL

INQ=

*CG 2line Jack Cash

Goodview Resident
00
*CG 2line George Sink
Rocky Mount Resident 7:12 JACK CASH/GOODVIEW: FASTER THAN I
09 THOUGHT ACTUALLY COME RIGHT DOWN TO IT.
I FIGURED IT WOULD TAKE A WHOLE LOT
MORE TO TAKE IT DOWN THAT WHAT IT IS
REALLY RUNS 08

BUTT TO

30:53

GEORGE SINK/ROCKY MOUNT RESIDNET: AT
THIS POINT ITS TIME HAS COME AND GONE
SO LET'S JUST TEAR IT DOWN BUILD A NICE
AMPHITHEATER SOMETHING ROANOKE AND THE
ROANOKE VALLEY CAN BE PROUD OF. RUNS 09
RUNS=17 (END SOT)

OQ=CAN BE PROUD OF

VO-NAT VO-NAT 10 plus

Others came with camera in hand...
Todd Flood says he served time in the
National Guard here... he says the
pictures will help "to hold onto" some
memories.
(END VO) (END VO)

Most of those rescued were able to
walk out of the rubble themselves after
the third story of the building
collapsed last night.

Three others who are trapped are in
contact with rescuers, while another
person is still unaccounted for.

ENG#=2 (SOT FULL)
SOT FULL

INQ=Oh man this is crazy

*CG 2line Mike Posey
Witness

*CG 2line Matt Bonnewitz
Elk's Lodge Member Mike Posey/Witness:Oh man, this is
@6 crazy. I aint never seen anything like
this in my whole life. This is wild.
This is nuts

BUTT BUTT BUTT

Matt Bonnewitz/Elk's Lodge Member: We
heard about it and we got up here as
fast as we could and went and loaded
some lumber and brought some lumber up
here and trying to help out anyway we
can.
RUNS=14 (END SOT)

OQ=anyway we can.

VO-NAT VO-NAT

Community leaders estimate about 50
people were in the building at the time
of the accident.

They were there for the Elks meeting
on the second floor.
(END VO) (END VO)

complaints against the owner of a
Christiansburg Nail Salon.
ENG#=3 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Christiansburg
:00 On Friday we told you about a
police investigation into a series of
sexual assault complaints against Minh
Tran, also known as Kenny.

According to a search warrant, a
12 year old girl and at least three
other women say Tran inappropriately
touched them at the Sky Nails Salon.

Tina Hypes is one of the woman
who complained to police.

She says it happened to her back
in March of 2004.
ENG#=4 SOT FULL
SOT FULL

INQ=He took and

*CG 2line Tina Hypes
:00 TINA HYPES: 6:18:00 HE TOOK AND PUT HIS
HAND UP MY SHIRT AND STARTED FEELING
MY BREAST. :26 AND :27 I KEPT PULLING
BACK AWAY FROM HIM AND HE KEPT PULLING
ME TOWARD HIM :33
RUNS=:15 (END SOT)

OQ=me toward him.

VO-NAT VO-NAT

Police re-opened her case
yesterday morning.

They say several more people have
come forward alleging abuse, since our
story aired on Friday.
(END VO) (END VO)

KIMBERLY ON CAM KIMBERLY ON CAM
GRAPHIC=None Tran has not been charged, but he